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WINNIPEG GOLDEYES DAILY CLIPPINGS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th, 2019 - Goldeyes Feast on Cold Dogs Pitching—Winnipeg Free Press (Devon Shewchuk), 6/19/19 - Dogs Get Cooked—Winnipeg Sun, 6/19/19 - Goldeyes Top Dogs in Series-Opener—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Steve Schuster), 6/18/19 - Dogs Can’t Withstand Goldeyes’ Rally, Fall in Winnipeg—Chicago Dogs (Sam Brief), 6/18/19 - Goldeyes’ Field is ‘Sodfather’ Fergie’s Canvas, Mower His Paintbrush—Winnipeg Free Press (Devon Shewchuk), 6/19/19 - Harris Heating Up for Goldeyes—Winnipeg Sun, 6/19/19 - Chicago Dogs Improving in Second AA Season—Winnipeg Sun, 6/18/19 - Seddon Set to Make Goldeyes Debut—Winnipeg Sun, 6/17/19 - June 15th Games Rescheduled, Double Header at Shaw Park This Saturday—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Steve Schuster), 6/17/19 - Goldeyes Double Header Against Milkmen Postponed—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Bill Burfoot), 6/15/19 - Goldeyes Add Double-A All-Star, Two-Time Champion Seddon—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Steve Schuster), 6/15/19 GOLDEYES FEAST ON COLD DOGS PITCHING DEVON SHEWCHUK – WINNIPEG FREE PRESS – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th The Winnipeg Goldeyes roasted the Chicago Dogs at Shaw Park on Tuesday evening, winning 10-3. "Today, we were fantastic," Goldeyes manager Rick Forney said. "We took walks, got hits when we needed and put runs on the board. Now, we’ve just got to find a way to stay consistent with that." It was a tie game going into the sixth, but a four-run bottom half put the Goldeyes ahead for good. James Harris drew a nine-pitch walk to create a bases-loaded situation for the Fish. Catcher Kevin Garcia and outfielder Josh Romanski drew bases-loaded walks to force in runs, while Wes Darvill and Willy Garcia also tacked on runs to the rally. Dogs manager Butch Hobson got tossed from the game in the top of the sixth for arguing with an ump, which isn’t uncommon for the former major- leaguer. Although his exit in Tuesday’s game was tame in comparison, Goldeyes fans may remember Hobson for his antics at Shaw Park last year. After being ejected from a game, Hobson walked over to third base, picked it up, marched it across the field, signed it and handed it to a young fan in the stands. After Hobson’s not-so-dramatic exit Tuesday night, Chicago struggled in the pitching category. The Dogs swapped pitchers twice in the sixth to try to get something going. The Goldeyes, on the other hand, had a solid night on the mound. Fans got their first look at the newly signed right-handed pitcher Joel Seddon on Tuesday. It wasn’t a bad start for the newbie, going five innings and shutting out the Dogs for two of them. He walked two and struck out two, allowing three runs on four hits. "I was happy with how I pitched tonight. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been on the mound, so it felt good to be back out there in front of a good crowd. It was a lot of fun," Seddon said. "I’ve been in Midland, Texas, for the past 31/2 years and I enjoyed my time there. But I think a fresh start is good. I’m excited to be here." Kevin McGovern also had a solid night on the mound for the Fish, making his first relief appearance this season. McGovern went 2 2/3 innings, allowed only one hit and struck out four. The Goldeyes continue their three-game series against the Dogs tonight at Shaw Park. The first pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. DOGS GET COOKED WINNIPEG SUN – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th The Winnipeg Goldeyes beat the Chicago Dogs 10-3 at Shaw Park on Tuesday night. Winnipeg scored four times in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie. Kevin Garcia drew a bases-loaded walk to force home the go-ahead run. After Darvill scored on a wild pitch, Alex Perez walked to re-load the bases. Josh Romanski followed with another walk, and the Goldeyes made it 7-3 on a Willy Garcia sacrifice fly. Sacrifice flies from Romanski and Reggie Abercrombie bookended a Ficociello RBI single in the eighth as the Goldeyes tacked on three more runs. McGovern pitched 2 2/3 innings of relief to earn the win. Seddon took a no-decision in his Goldeyes debut, allowing three earned runs in five innings. Seven of the Goldeyes’ 10 runs came home without a base hit. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES 10, CHICAGO DOGS 3 WINNING PITCHER: WPG: Kevin McGovern (3-3) LOSING PITCHER: CHI: Jake Dahlberg (2-1) HOME RUN: CHI: Keon Barnum (9) THE SKINNY: The Goldeyes sent nine batters to the plate during a four-run bottom of the sixth inning before pulling away late for a 10-3 win over the Chicago Dogs. PLAYER OF THE GAME: Making his first relief appearance of the season, Kevin McGovern struck out four over 2 2/3 scoreless innings to keep momentum on Winnipeg’s side. PLAY OF THE GAME: While it ended in a strikeout, Kyle Martin’s nine-pitch at bat during the sixth-inning rally gave the hitters behind him an extended look at hard-throwing left-hander Casey Crosby. Crosby walked the three batters that followed Martin. NEXT UP: The three-game series continues Wednesday at Shaw Park at 7:05 p.m. Parker French takes on former Major League left-hander DJ Snelten. The game can be heard on 93.7 FM. GOLDEYES TOP DOGS IN SERIES-OPENER STEVE SCHUSTER – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – TUESDAY, JUNE 18th WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (17-11) beat the Chicago Dogs 10-3 at Shaw Park on Tuesday night. Tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Goldeyes sent nine batters to the plate and scored four runs to take the lead for good. Reggie Abercrombie opened the inning with a groundball single to centre field. After Wes Darvill beat out a sacrifice bunt, James Harris drew a nine-pitch walk to load the bases with no outs. Former Major League left-hander Casey Crosby relieved Dogs’ starter Jacob Dahlberg. Kyle Martin battled Crosby for nine pitches before ultimately striking out. The Goldeyes then took a 4-3 lead when Kevin Garcia walked to force home Abercrombie. Darvill scored on a wild pitch, and after Alex Perez walked to re-load the bases, Josh Romanski drew a full-count walk that brought home Harris. Crosby was relieved by right-hander Ben Allison, and the Goldeyes stretched the lead to 7-3 on a Willy Garcia sacrifice fly to centre. The Goldeyes forced the Dogs to throw 47 pitches during the sixth-inning rally. “We’ve been at the bottom in runs in the league,” said Goldeyes’ manager Rick Forney. “It’s hard to win games, you have to score runs. We haven’t been doing a whole lot on offence, but today we were fantastic. We just need to find a way to be consistent. It takes the load off our pitching staff as well, not feeling like they have to win the game every day.” In the bottom of the eighth, Kevin Garcia doubled to left leading off and took third on a wild pitch. After Perez walked, Romanski lined a sacrifice fly to right that scored Garcia with the Goldeyes’ eighth run. Willy Garcia singled through the left side to put runners on first and second, setting up a Dominic Ficociello RBI single down the right field line. After Josh Goossen-Brown relieved Allison, Abercrombie hit a sacrifice fly to centre. Christian Torres worked a perfect top of the ninth to close out the win. Kevin McGovern (3-3) picked up the win in his first relief appearance of the year. McGovern struck out the side in the top of the sixth while the game was still tied at 3-3, and totaled two and two-thirds scoreless innings. “We had to rework our rotation a bit,” said Forney. “I wanted to make sure we got Joel (Seddon) in, and didn’t want to move guys too much. We didn’t want Kevin to sit for too long. He had some stuff to work on, and I think he accomplished that today.” Dahlberg (2-1) took the loss for the Dogs (16-11), allowing six runs, five earned, on seven hits in five-plus innings. Dahlberg walked three and struck out one. Joel Seddon made his Goldeyes’ debut and allowed three earned runs on four hits over five innings in a no-decision. Seddon walked two and struck out two. “He did well,” said Forney on Seddon. “It’s been a while since he pitched. He has a little rust to knock off, but he did exactly what we needed him to do.” Marcus Crescentini struck out the lone batter to face him in relief of McGovern in the top of the eighth. Winnipeg took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Perez led off with a single to left-centre, and took third when Romanski reached on a throwing error by third baseman Trey Vavra. Willy Garcia drove in Perez with a groundball to shortstop. Keon Barnum hit a two-out, solo home run in the top of the second that tied the game, and the Dogs took a 3-1 lead in the top of the third on a two-out, two-run bloop single to left from Kelly Dugan. In the bottom of the third, and with two outs and no one on base, Willy Garcia kept the inning alive with a walk and scored from first on a double to centre from Ficociello.